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.	Butler Greenwood Plantation 8345 US Hwy 61, St Francisville 70775 ..................................... 225-635-6312 1790s plantation features the area's finest original Victorian formal parlor,live oaks and gardens. Bed & breakfast Daily tours, admission. www.butlergreenwood.com		Nottoway Plantation 30970 Hwy 405 (River Road), White Castle 70788 ............................................................................. 225-346-8263 Largest plantation home in the south, Bed & breakfast Daily tours, admission. www.nottoway.com Oakley Plantation House Audubon State Historic Site La Hwy 965, St Francisville 70775 ............................................................................. 225-635-3739 Site where John James Audubon sketched many of the birds found in his famous Birds of America. Tour the house-turned-museum, formal gardens, outside kitchen building and barns. http://www.crt.state.la.us/parks/iaudubon.aspx Parlange Plantation 8211 False River Rd, New Roads 70760 ............................................................................. 225-638-8410 National Historic Landmark built in 1750 by the Marquis de Ternant, Appointments only Poche Plantation 6554 LA Hwy 44, Convent 70723 ............................................................................. 225-562-7728 Grand Victorian in style, this home was built in the 1870s by Judge Felix Poche, co-founder of the American Bar Association. Bed & breakfast, Daily tours, admission. www.pocheplantation.com Poplar Grove Plantation 3142 North River Rd, Port Allen 70767 ............................................................................. 225-344-3913 Built as pavilion for 1884 World's Fair in New Orleans and moved by barge in 1886 to its current location. Victorian mansion with oriental influence, still occupied by original family, Daily tours, admission. www.poplargroveplantation.com Rosedown Plantation & Historic Gardens 12501 Hwy 10, St Francisville 70775 ............................................................................. 225-635-3332 All original furnishings are preserved inside this 19th century mansion. Daily tours, admission. www.lastateparks.com Sampson House 405 Richey St, New Roads 70760 ............................................................................. 225-638-6254 A Creole plantation house, originally built in the Waterloo community, was moved to New Roads on logs pulled by mules to escape the floodwaters of the Mississippi River. San Francisco Plantation 2646 Hwy 44, Garyville 70051 ............................................................................. 985-535-2341 Resembles an ornate riverboat and is one of the more elaborate homes of the period. Known for its unusual design, decorative ceilings, woodgraining, marbling, and lavish furnishings, Daily tours, admission. www.sanfranciscoplantation.org
Cottage Plantation 10528 Cottage Ln, St Francisville 70775 ............................................................................. 225-635-3674 Plantation complete with many original outbuildings, antique furnishings and century-old oaks. Bed & breakfast, Daily tours. www.cottageplantation.com Eldorado Plantation One mile south of Livonia, west bank of Bayou Maringouin Civil-war era home of Barthalomeu Barrow, first Lieutenant of the Pointe Coupee Artillery. Eldorado was frequently invaded by Union troops. Greenwood Plantation 6838 Highland Rd, St Francisville 70775 ............................................................................. 225-655-4475 Greek Revival style house surrounded by 28 columns is considered the South's finest example of classic colonial. Used as the backdrop for several movies, including "North & South." Open seasonally, admission. www.greenwoodplantation.com Houmas House Plantation & Gardens 40136 Hwy 942, River Rd, Burnside Darrow 70725 ............................................................................. 225-473-7841 Greek Revival Mansion built in 1840. Wonderful stories of sugar cane farming, Civil War history, period furnishings of early Louisiana craftsmanship, significant movie settings and formal gardens beneath 200-year-old moss-laden live oaks. www.houmashouse.com Magnolia Mound Plantation 2161 Nicholson Dr, Baton Rouge 70802 ............................................................................. 225-343-4955 French Creole circa 1790 with cooking demonstrations and gift shop Closed Monday, Daily tours, admission. www.magnoliamound.org Myrtles Plantation Bed & Breakfast 7747 US Hwy 61, St Francisville 70775 ............................................................................. 225-635-6277 Built between 1796 and 1851, the house is known as America's most haunted house. On National Historic Register, it offers overnight accommodations and full-service restaurant. Daily tours. www.myrtlesplantation.com.